Does anyone write software for 68k macs

[SE30_Neal]

Just wonderd if anyone on here writes software for old macs?

 

[Elfen]

There are a couple of discussions in the software and hacks threads. Most of the stuff is in C. Not bad for resurrecting a lost art.

 

[SE30_Neal]

Thanks Elfen, thats great especially as its just C, i will need to dust off the old programing for dummies book lol

 

[Elfen]

There's a Mac version of that book... and you will need resource editor too - to make resources for the program like windows to print too.

 

[SE30_Neal]

Cheers Elfen

 

[Scott Baret]

If you want something specific to the Mac, look into HyperCard. It's not as powerful or as flexible as C, but some great masterpieces were developed with it over the years (the best examples being Cyan's old games). It is incredibly easy to learn, especially if you have a good resource (I highly recommend Danny Goodman's HyperCard reference), and while it may be limited, it's easy to pick up on. If you know even a little bit of HTML, it should come easily.

 

[rezwits]

I have a MetroWerks 4 for 68k and MetroWerks 6 for PPC, with MacApp R13 and R15, respectively, compiling and working, I am trying to finish off the MacApp R13 with last MPW-GM&PR for 68k and PPC, with some patches from a WHILE!@go.  When I get my SCSI2SDs soon for my system I should be able to finish that off to complete my "68k/FAT/ppc IDE workbench"

Let me know if you want to get all into that, compiling on 68k can take a while at first but then moderate update compiles are ok.  Oh and you need 2 GB drives which get full, i.e. the SCSI2HD haha

It's fun tho.  I want to finish off with the A/UX MPW compiler which is the next "platform" to finish, that might be waaaaay tough tho, we'll see.

Laters...

 

[rezwits]

oh btw, if you just want a quick C compiler try Think Stuff!

 

[SE30_Neal]

Thanks everyone, i really want to try hypercard and make some useful things. I have done some C but a very long time ago so that might be for longer term projects

 

[Elfen]

The Mac version of the Programming in C came with a copy of Semantic's Thin C with RedEdit. Its a stripped down version of Think C.

 

[SE30_Neal]

Thanks guys, yes defo things to look at

 

[Bunsen]

What was that site someone (from here I think?) set up as an introduction to 68k Mac programming?  I've been racking my brains trying to remember it since this thread began.

 

[cjtmacclassic]

Were you thinking of this?

 

[SE30_Neal]

Yes thats great i have a lot to learn, speaking to a c programmer friend of mine it looks like i'll need to write 2 programs 1 for my se/30 to run through the bridging computer which in turn will run another program on the modern machine which can access the more modern DLNA/UPNP protocols the stereo uses. This ive been told is due to my the se/30 not being able to Understand DLNA natively.

 

[Bunsen]

Thanks cjtmacclassic, that's the one.

 

[SE30_Neal]

Thanks Bunsen, i spoke to guy on email he said its possible what i want to do but very ambitious so ill need to get much better at coding

 

[uniserver]

kinda like what bmow did, when making the software that allows you to re-program your ROM, when his rominator is installed.  

http://www.bigmessowires.com/mac-rom-inator/

 

[SE30_Neal]

Its pretty impressive Charles